Politics

A Responsible Ohio Sticker. AP Photo: John Minchillo

Ohio voters to decide on legalizing recreational marijuana use

Ohio voters will decide on Tuesday whether to become the first U.S. Midwestern state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, although a rival ballot measure could kill the law before it takes effect.

Politics 03 November 2015

Ohio state flag. Image via Wikimedia Commons

Marijuana vote in Ohio difficult to predict

The television commercials, direct-mail ads, endorsements and debates are over: It’s time to decide whether marijuana will be legal in Ohio.

Politics 02 November 2015

Patrons at a sports bar in Boulder watch the GOP Debate at the nearby University of Colorado campus. Image: WeedWorthy.com

GOP debate: In epicenter of legal weed, pot policy talk oddly absent

Aleta Labak ~ The Cannabist ~

Republican presidential candidates don't get pressed about marijuana at CNBC-hosted debate in Boulder.

Politics 29 October 2015

Bernie Sanders in Littleton N.H. on August 24th, 2015. Image: Michael Vadon via Wikimedia Commons

Bernie Sanders Supports Ending Federal Marijuana Ban

Tessa Stuart ~ Rolling Stone ~

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced Wednesday he supports removing marijuana from the federal government's list of outlawed drugs.

Politics 29 October 2015

GOP Elephant from President Bush’s second inauguration in Washington, D.C., 2005. Image: Jonathan McIntosh via Wikimedia Commons

Many Republican Presidential Candidates Are Secretly OK With Legal Pot

Joshua Green ~ Bloomberg ~

Most of the candidates descending on Boulder for Wednesday’s debate have signaled a desire to end the Republicans’ long-running war on pot.

Politics 27 October 2015

Maine map and state flag. Image: Darwinek via Wikimedia Commons

Maine groups team up on ballot measure to make marijuana legal

Scott Malone and Sharon Bernstein ~ Reuters ~

Two groups that had backed competing ballot initiatives to make recreational use of marijuana legal in Maine agreed on Monday to join forces on one measure to put before voters in 2016.

Politics 27 October 2015

Voting sign at night. Image: Ben Combee, Austin TX via Wikimedia Commons

The 5 Next States to See Legal Marijuana

Kristen Gwynne ~ Rolling Stone ~

Unless you live in the South, recreational weed is coming to a state near you.

Politics 23 October 2015

Flag of Ohio at Sawyer Point. Image: Jeff Kubina via Wikimedia Commons

Ohio now a battleground state for marijuana

Barry Petersen ~ CBS News ~

Four states already allow recreational pot, but approved medical marijuana first. Now, Ohio could make history by legalizing both at the same time, and the pro-marijuana camp is ramping up as the days until the vote are counting down.

Politics 16 October 2015

Sen. Bernie Sanders campaigning in September 2015. Image: Phil Roeder via Wikimedia Commons

Bernie Sanders signals support for marijuana legalization

Christopher Ingraham ~ Washington Post ~

Asked whether he'd support Nevada's 2016 ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in that state, Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders answered "I suspect I would vote yes" to applause from the crowd.

Politics 14 October 2015

California state map and cannabis leaf. Image: Cooljuno411 via Wikimedia Commons

California sets new rules for medical pot industry

Patrick McGreevy ~ Los Angeles Times ~

Nearly two decades after Californians legalized marijuana for medical use and a year before they may approve it for recreational purposes, Gov. Jerry Brown has imposed statewide rules on the growth, transport and sale of the drug.

Politics 10 October 2015